Japan

Swedish business leader Jacob Wallenberg warned that overly strict EU AI rules risk stifling competitiveness, as investors shifted toward AI-driven gains in markets such as Japan.

Erik Brynjolfsson, Justin Wolfers, Avi Goldfarb, Alejandro Werner, Serge Belongie and 10 more

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Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said an attack on Taiwan could prompt deployment of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, prompting angry Chinese response including a diplomat’s social-media threat to behead her.

Ian Hall, Lithuania